‘We Want Bagram Back’: Trump Eyes US Return to Strategic Afghan Air Base Abandoned in 2021
In a striking foreign policy declaration, President Donald Trump has announced that the United States is actively seeking to regain control of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, four years after its controversial abandonment during the 2021 withdrawal. Speaking at a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on September 18, 2025, Trump described…